GRE Word List
ELLIPTICAL
of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse
The meaning of the word elliptical is of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dishearten | to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale |
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |
| notable | worthy of note : remarkable |
| forge | a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy |
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
| maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |
| mendicant | beggar |
| disport | sport |